The four Cumberland County towns Standish, Baldwin, Sebago, and Naples along the west shore of Maine's second largest freshwater body of water, Sebago Lake, form the core of the latest work by Diane and Jack Barnes: Sebago Lake: West Shore. Even at a time when the vast hinterland of Maine was plagued by raids from Native Americans allied to the French, intrepid woodsmen and settlers ventured into the rugged, primeval wilderness via the Presumpscot and Saco rivers as far as Standish. But by 1830, the Cumberland & Oxford Canal was completed, and the four towns in this volume and several others in the area were linked to Portland and beyond. For the next 40 years, the area was well served by this 17-mile canal. In 1870, the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad reached the west shore of Sebago Lake. This gave birth to the colorful steamboat era, invited sportsmen, excursionists, and vacationers to flock to the area, and encouraged many enterprising farmers to open their doors to boarders. Hotels, however, soon replaced many of the boarding houses, and a strong tourism industry had begun in earnest. Through precious old photographs and extensive research, Sebago Lake: West Shore chronicles the time of the earliest settlement of Standish, Baldwin, Sebago, and Naples, to the grand hotel era and more recent times. These pages are replete with common and unfamiliar images that combine to regale the history of the west shore.
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Diane and Jack Barnes are professional historians and geographers. Jack is a native of Sebago who over the years has taught students from all four towns, as well as a prolific writer, whose work has appeared in the Portland Press Herald. This volume is their fifth for the Images of America series.
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I had been to Sebago Lake once to visit a relative and have ancestors from the Standish and Baldwin, Maine areas so it was very interesting and informative to see photos of the area.
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The Pearsontown Fort (sketched by Richard Higgins) was erected in 1754, following a meeting held in Falmouth by Moses Pearson and other proprietors of the infant township of Pearsontown, at what is now the intersection at Standish Corner, where the old town pump used to stand. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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West Baldwin, Sebago Lake, East Sebago, North Baldwin, Standish Corner, Steep Falls, Long Lake, North Sebago, Long Beach, East Baldwin, Muddy River, Sehago Lake, Northwest River, World War, Ogdensburg Railroad, West Shore, New Hampshire, North Sehago, Main Street, Principal Settlements, Sebago Center, Peaked Mountain, South Naples, Maine Central Railroad, Chester Burnell Browse Sample Pages:
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The Pearsontown Fort (sketched by Richard Higgins) was erected in 1754, following a meeting held in Falmouth by Moses Pearson and other proprietors of the infant township of Pearsontown, at what is now the intersection at Standish Corner, where the old town pump used to stand. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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West Baldwin, Sebago Lake, East Sebago, North Baldwin, Standish Corner, Steep Falls, Long Lake, North Sebago, Long Beach, East Baldwin, Muddy River, Sehago Lake, Northwest River, World War, Ogdensburg Railroad, West Shore, New Hampshire, North Sehago, Main Street, Principal Settlements, Sebago Center, Peaked Mountain, South Naples, Maine Central Railroad, Chester Burnell Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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